Physician

Once we found out we had 53 viable eggs from the egg donor, we were ecstatic! Our minds reeled with thoughts of an army of children and huge holiday dinners. We obviously knew that we wouldn’t end up with 53 viable, fertilized embryos, but we were very excited nonetheless. I’m pretty sure Michael was imagining […]
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A couple of months passed and the holidays were upon us. The egg donor (“24601”) was done with her internship, so she and our surrogate (“April”) were ready for the next step, to have their cycles “synced.” I must admit I was a bit perplexed by this concept. I kept picturing hooking up 24601 and April […]
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We knew this day would come. So far, we had only been coordinating the other people who were involved in the baby-making process. Now it was our turn. Anyone considering this process should know that it’s a two-step process. First, in order to contribute genetic material, you must have your blood work done and go […]
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They say all things happen for a reason. If we had not walked away from the unscrupulous egg donor and agency, we would not have found our ideal donor and agency. Just like finding our physician, it took a little more time and effort. Fortunately, almost all of the egg donor agencies have online databases […]
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After meeting with a lot of agencies and health care professionals, we ultimately chose the fertility clinic that had both the highest success rates, based on a large enough number of transfers to have some statistical validity, and was used by a few of our friends with fertility issues. Most importantly, our physician took the time […]
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August 2010, still reeling from the loss of the baby girl we’d hoped to adopt, it was time to regroup and focus in a new direction. In our meetings discussing surrogacy, we had heard some horror stories about shady professionals, expensive procedures that failed to yield results, and then there were those who were […]
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